I Think You're On Mute

Oct 30 2024 14 ep. 25 mins 7

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I Think You're On Mute is showcasing the people and stories of Humanitarian Horizons, an initiative of the Humanitarian Advisory Group.

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Season 3: Episode 5 - Beyond the horizon

Oct 30 2024 16 mins

In this special episode of I Think You’re on Mute, host Beth Eggleston reflects on the journey of the Humanitarian Horizons research programme, which has driven insights and influence across the humanitarian sector over the past seven years. Beth explores the diverse research areas that have shaped humanitarian practice, from examining mental health support for and recruitment

Season 3: Episode 4 - Measuring what matters

Oct 23 2024 14 mins

The humanitarian sector has made significant strides to support more localised action with various frameworks and tools, but there’s still a gap in understanding how these approaches impact affected communities. Over the past three years, the Humanitarian Advisory Group has been exploring ways to measure the impact of localisation at the community level. A Pathway to Localisat

Season 3: Episode 3 - Irreversible impacts – exploring non-economic loss

Oct 16 2024 16 mins

Many forms of non-economic loss and damage are irreversible, like the loss of biodiversity and species extinction, the loss of cultural heritage and culturally significant sites, and the loss of ancestral lands – all of which erodes traditional knowledge and practices. The consequences of these losses can resonate for decades – or even centuries. Indigenous and local knowled

Season 3: Episode 2 - Anticipatory technology

Oct 16 2024 25 mins

Anticipatory technology You've likely heard the buzz around artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning, but how exactly are these technologies shaping the future of disaster preparedness and response? In this episode of I Think You’re On Mute, your host Beth Eggleston explores the innovative technology being tested and employed to enable efficient and effective anti

Season 3: Episode - 1 Protection through early action

Oct 16 2024 17 mins

By institutionalising anticipatory action within social protection systems, preparedness becomes a regular part of disaster risk management rather than an ad hoc or reactive measure. In this episode of I Think You’re On Mute, your host Beth Eggleston looks at how anticipatory action can tap into existing social protection systems to respond to potential crises swiftly and effi

Season 2: Episode 4 - Delivering Differently

Feb 11 2024 30 mins

The humanitarian sector's push for localisation has resulted in an increasing presence of local and national staff in international organisations. This has many benefits for the sector, but it can also bring unintended consequences for local organisations. Our research shows, it's not just what the humanitarian system is doing, but also how it conducts its operations that impact

Season 2: Episode 3 - Our Voices, Our Choices, Our Pacific way – Supporting locally-led action

Dec 12 2023 31 mins

In November 2023, the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum meeting was held and the host, the Cook Islands, chose the theme: Our Voices, Our Choices, Our Pacific Way, underscoring the importance of local context and how tackling challenges needs to be locally led. The Pacific region is home to a strong and extensive resilience network, rooted in traditional knowledge, so what we can learn

Season 2: Episode 2 - COP28 – A climate for humanitarian change

Nov 27 2023 32 mins

Humanitarian and climate policies are intrinsically linked. What humanitarians do, no matter how well-intentioned, has an impact on the environment and the communities in which they serve. With a 20-year feedback loop around emissions that are released today and how they're experienced on the ground, how can humanitarians ensure they’re helping to alleviate suffering, and not

Season 2: Episode 1 - Protracted Crises - In for the Long Haul

Nov 15 2023 27 mins

I Think You're On Mute is a podcast by the Humanitarian Advisory Group to explore who’s talking and who’s listening in humanitarian emergencies and response. Protracted crises are situations of prolonged and sustained instability, conflict or humanitarian emergency that persist over an extended period of time. The United Nations (UN) Secretary General wrote in his Protectio

Episode 4 - Greening the System

Oct 24 2022 36 mins

Episode 4 – Greening the System During humanitarian emergencies, local actors often struggle to be heard. Their microphone isn’t off – they're just on mute, with the voices of international actors drowning them out. Fortunately, this is changing. The last decade has brought with it an unfortunate plethora of humanitarian emergencies, and with it, the realisation, that local